Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Indian warships carried out anti-ship firings in the Arabian Sea recently. The Navy reaffirmed their readiness for long-range precision strikes. Pakistan issued a notification for the firings in the Arabian Sea region. New Delhi: Indian warships have conducted multiple anti-ship firings in the Arabian Sea, demonstrating their…
NEW DELHI: As part of the multi-nation Combined Task Force-150, an Indian warship intercepted a suspicious dhow and seized 940 kg of illegal drugs in western Arabian Sea under Operation Crimson Barracuda.Marine commandos of the multi-role frigate INS Talwar, which was mission-deployed for maritime security operations, boarded the dhow and seized 453 kg methamphetamines, 416…
NEW DELHI: Responding to yet another piracy attack, the Indian Navy intercepted and rescued a hijacked Iranian fishing vessel Al-Kambar 786 and its 23-member Pakistani crew in the Arabian Sea on Friday.“The nine armed pirates, who had boarded the fishing vessel around 90 nautical miles south-west of Socotra late on Thursday evening, were forced to…
NEW DELHI: Responding to yet another piracy attack, the Indian Navy on Friday intercepted an Iranian fishing vessel Al- Kambar 786 in the Arabian Sea after diverting two warships for the maritime security mission.The fishing vessel was reportedly boarded by nine armed pirates around 90 nautical miles south-west of Socotra late on Thursday. “Based on…
NEW DELHI: After deploying an unprecedented 10-12 frontline warships in Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden amid continuing attacks by Houthi rebels and Somali pirates, Navy has now undertaken “airborne insertion” of additional special forces in the region.Navy on Monday said elite marine commandos (Marcos) and inflatable crafts were airdropped from a C-130 Super Hercules…
NEW DELHI: Indian warship INS Sumitra rescued hijacked Iranian-flagged fishing vessel Al Naeemi and her 19-member Pakistani crew on the east coast of Somalia late on Monday night, thwarting the second such piracy within 36 hours, even as the Indian Navy also helped Seychelles and Sri Lanka intercept a third hijacked vessel in the region.Referring…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy has enhanced maritime surveillance efforts in central as well as northern parts of Arabian Sea. This comes amid the rising incidents of attacks on merchant vessels transiting through international shipping lanes in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and central/north Arabian Sea.Task Groups comprising destroyers and frigates have also been…
